Tried reading this for the third time and I just can't get

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The first 100/150 pages most people find very difficult in comparison to the rest of the book. Apparently something Gass did purposefully so only certain people would read the whole thing.

Reading earlier works of his to familiarise yourself with his style would help: Omensetters Luck is usually recommended but I'd say 'In the Heart of the Heart of the Country' the collection by Nyrb would be a better choice; gives you an idea of his more realistic style in 'The Pedersen Kid' - which reappears in the tunnel in the sections about Planmantee's daughter, Uncle Balt etc. - and of his more experimental works: 'icicles, and the titular story.

Despite what certain people on here will tell you the tunnel is very much worth reading and you should persevere